NFL Betting: Colts, Pats, Lather, Rinse…Repeat?

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We wouldn’t touch this game if we were wearing Tedy Bruschi’s neck brace, but for those of you who are gluttons for punishment, take into consideration some of these thoughts on tonight’s game between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts.

· “Hey, if the torch gets passed on Monday night, so be it. I just know this Patriots team will go down swinging. And if I were the guys from NFL Films, I wouldn’t cancel next summer’s trip to the Kraft house just yet.” [Bill Simmons]

· “It’s impossible to like New England tonight, which is why they’ll probably win.” [Peter King]

· In order for the Indianapolis Colts to beat their nemesis New England tonight, they’ll have to neutralize Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi.And they have to do it on two levels: 1.) Prevent him from making game-altering plays; 2.) Muffle his motivational voice. [Fort Wayne News-Sentinel]

· “Conventional wisdom says take the Patriots at home against the Colts, because history says you’ll be right every time. History can only take you so far, because this game is about here and now, and I don’t believe in ghosts.” [Pat Kirwan, NFL.com]

· “Perhaps the Patriots dominance of the Colts isn’t mental, but mystical.” [Miami Herald]

· Tonight’s weather forecast for the Colts-Patriots game in Foxborough, Mass., calls for an evening low of 40 degrees with a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Since 1998, the Colts are 3-6 in games where the temperature at kickoff was 38 degrees or lower.[Indianapolis Star]